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is healthcare a right? line for independents, jay is waiting, connecticut. jay, good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, sir. caller: i don't really believe t's a right. seems to me that, like they say, isn't it in the constitution that you have a right for healthcare? and i don't know why they seem that kipping the fact this whole bill is a benefit for the upper class. he democrats didn't even expound on that particularly. i mean, and they put it in the bill like taxes is not money. t's just kind of a -- that's something you can just give away. host: a few comments from our facebook page this morning. steph writes, if healthcare is not, it should be. the other rights don't matter much when you're dead. healthcare should be the life part of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. below that, gary writes in, it's a stupid question. everybody wants to be healthy. the question should be what form of government you want to regulate it. the democrats want a socialist government, the republicansme
is healthcare a right? line for independents, jay is waiting, connecticut. jay, good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, sir. caller: i don't really believe t's a right. seems to me that, like they say, isn't it in the constitution that you have a right for healthcare? and i don't know why they seem that kipping the fact this whole bill is a benefit for the upper class. he democrats didn't even expound on that particularly. i mean, and they put it in the bill like taxes is not money....
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the healthcare consumer. i changed my plan 15 years ago. most individuals weren't interested in prevention. and wellness, they were interested in remediation at whatever the cost was. i flipped the paradigm upside down and i think the industry has catered to mostly remediation. and it needs to focus as we get to shortages and workforce and offering the healthcare consumer more information about how you avoid systems by staying healthy and prevention. it's the underpinning of what i did in addition to making my employees healthcare consumers. let's look at where we are now. in december 2021, and .9 million 10.9 million job openings. 15 percent were in the healthcare industry. on the front line, had to put up with this formidable foe that we have no idea where it was going to take us. in october 2021 a report by morning consult found 18 percent of healthcare workers , imagine that, quit their jobs. you can see why. they were there having to put upwith the uncertainty of how this was going to work out . 31 perce
the healthcare consumer. i changed my plan 15 years ago. most individuals weren't interested in prevention. and wellness, they were interested in remediation at whatever the cost was. i flipped the paradigm upside down and i think the industry has catered to mostly remediation. and it needs to focus as we get to shortages and workforce and offering the healthcare consumer more information about how you avoid systems by staying healthy and prevention. it's the underpinning of what i did in...
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healthcare services. or a health workforce and particular elements of healthcare prescription like drugs. the report reflects the scope of reforms that might be necessary. looking across the healthcare system we delivered reforms that could work not making insurance more affordable while neglecting the cost to run maligned care, we are trying to bring down the cost of care without providing the right financial incentives to accomplish that. the reform should rely to the extent possible on competition within the private sector as brian blais mentioned this morning, the private sector is the source of the innovation, the only way in any part of our economy to drive costs down while improving quality. patient should be at this center and the freedom to make choices that work for them. innovating rather than assuming the federal government knows best. and finally we need to deliver care in an affordable and fiscally sustainable way while maintaining a safety net for the needy. these ideas are a radical depart
healthcare services. or a health workforce and particular elements of healthcare prescription like drugs. the report reflects the scope of reforms that might be necessary. looking across the healthcare system we delivered reforms that could work not making insurance more affordable while neglecting the cost to run maligned care, we are trying to bring down the cost of care without providing the right financial incentives to accomplish that. the reform should rely to the extent possible on...
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doesn't have a free market for healthcare. half of u.s. healthcare spending is by government. most of the rest is impacted by government policies. as the role in healthcare has expanded prices soar. by contrast inflation-adjusted prices typically decline while quality improves. some areas of healthcare are exceptional compared to others. too often however this is a key problem for example the aca coverage to increase federal health spending through medicaid for the life expectancy after the aca the life expectancy was lower than in 2013. there's too much government bureaucracy in healthcare. despite the good intentions and prevent providers needs. the government mis- manages the programs and last year reported annual federal or $100 billion. people secure better prices by not using health insurance. one study estimated 40% cheaper for healthcare services where its limited the prices have declined and moving forward keep these principles in mind the policy changes always have unintended consequences. we should evaluate outcomes. for example many proponents could find a usual so
doesn't have a free market for healthcare. half of u.s. healthcare spending is by government. most of the rest is impacted by government policies. as the role in healthcare has expanded prices soar. by contrast inflation-adjusted prices typically decline while quality improves. some areas of healthcare are exceptional compared to others. too often however this is a key problem for example the aca coverage to increase federal health spending through medicaid for the life expectancy after the aca...
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our employers pay close to $10 an hour for healthcare that covers us and our families, that healthcare is so important to me because my mother has suffered diabetes, and if our employer did not pay for that healthcare, and her life would be in danger. my sister and her husband, both work in a factory in the castro district and they will both be there right now, if they did not have to work. to tell you about the employers. they have been paying in to the city plan order to meet its requirements and their san francisco healthcare law. my sister and her family depend on the employers payments to take care of their healthcare bills. if no more, can get paid and close that the ten dollars an hour, and for healthcare, and my sister can do, what is supposed to do by paying into the city option, and i think that it is only a right that we stop other companies from using a loophole to short change their workers. and we don't see that problem and more people like my mother and sister are going to end up losing their healthcare and i have looked at the obama care plan for my family, if we didn't
our employers pay close to $10 an hour for healthcare that covers us and our families, that healthcare is so important to me because my mother has suffered diabetes, and if our employer did not pay for that healthcare, and her life would be in danger. my sister and her husband, both work in a factory in the castro district and they will both be there right now, if they did not have to work. to tell you about the employers. they have been paying in to the city plan order to meet its requirements...
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and go without healthcare. and i see it all of the time and they told me their stories all of the time. and this closing this loophole, is incredibly important, and we thank you for your leadership on this, and it has been more than eight years and there are 90 million dollars, that goes untaped that i know from talking with my students, that they don't know about, that they don't have access to. and so, we need to do that education, but we also need to insure that we close this loophole so that san francisco students, and that all of san francisco has access to healthcare including our immigrant communities and whatever else that we can do. this is a very important start. and it is an important move. and so, thank you for your leadership and it is time to do it and let's close the loophole. >> thank you, very much. >> are the young people, that need our help in the future and i am really happy that we gave continued this item for a short length of time to strengthen the language so that we are sure that we wil
and go without healthcare. and i see it all of the time and they told me their stories all of the time. and this closing this loophole, is incredibly important, and we thank you for your leadership on this, and it has been more than eight years and there are 90 million dollars, that goes untaped that i know from talking with my students, that they don't know about, that they don't have access to. and so, we need to do that education, but we also need to insure that we close this loophole so...
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when it comes to healthcare. let's welcome a democrat from california who is a physician and newly elected chair of the congressional hispanic caucus. thank you for joining us, you can follow the conversation and were using hashtag politico live and tweet your questions to play more politico lives. thank you, we will get as many as we can but let's get started. you are a physician, you work with your constituents. what would you say is the biggest issue facing the population you represent? >> during the pandemic the alarming rate of debt the latino community, mothers mourning the loss of children, spouses and the alarming infection rates in the community, this is no joke. latinos are at highest risk of getting infected because high risk essential jobs, they are out in the grocery store, in locations where they are interacting with others and don't necessarily work from home, at highest risk of dying from covid-19 because of the underlying chronic health conditions due to the systemic disparity we see in access to
when it comes to healthcare. let's welcome a democrat from california who is a physician and newly elected chair of the congressional hispanic caucus. thank you for joining us, you can follow the conversation and were using hashtag politico live and tweet your questions to play more politico lives. thank you, we will get as many as we can but let's get started. you are a physician, you work with your constituents. what would you say is the biggest issue facing the population you represent?...
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healthcare. to answer the questions that they had about healthcare really works in particular to prepare them for how they could make a difference and go beyond the practice of medicine and the experience of working with healthcare. none of the questions that i wanted to answer were the same questions that i got when i now work. which is the healthcare company and where i have met a number of really talented, bright engineers, project managers, researchers of the like, also we are all trying to understand just how the very complex system we call healthcare works and how they can make a difference from the news or own personal experiences there are many, many components and we know about the rising cost of medication and the lack of insurance for some americans in this country and the solutions, as i have worked in healthcare for over two decades and traveled around the country and around the world and share one of the stories of providing healthcare and paying for healthcare and working very succ
healthcare. to answer the questions that they had about healthcare really works in particular to prepare them for how they could make a difference and go beyond the practice of medicine and the experience of working with healthcare. none of the questions that i wanted to answer were the same questions that i got when i now work. which is the healthcare company and where i have met a number of really talented, bright engineers, project managers, researchers of the like, also we are all trying to...
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it's so strange to hear about healthcare workers being laid off during the healthcare crisis. absolutely that it is a really y important and wonderful question. so, yes in the current fee-for-service model they are living hand to mouth. so while some of them, not all of them, but some of them have, we note the clinics and most of the other bed in the hospitals have been empty for the last couple of months. they have really been teetering for the last couple of months and actually i think showed almost 11.5 million healthcare workers. the systems i followed up with them in the last few weeks and asked how they were doing in this pandemic and they said to me if we pay this fixed amount of money per month we get paid no matter what so as a result they have been able to use some of those payments to make sure that they can provide care even while the seniors are sheltering in place. they set up an urgent care facility in their clinics said they could come when they needed to be seen but note they didn't have to go to the emergency room. on the hospital side, probably the best exam
it's so strange to hear about healthcare workers being laid off during the healthcare crisis. absolutely that it is a really y important and wonderful question. so, yes in the current fee-for-service model they are living hand to mouth. so while some of them, not all of them, but some of them have, we note the clinics and most of the other bed in the hospitals have been empty for the last couple of months. they have really been teetering for the last couple of months and actually i think showed...
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is healthcare policy and healthcare policy are the people that are doing it and xavier has been nominated to run hhs, are you on board with that, do you have concerns? >> i don't really know him that well but i'm not sure he has a healthcare background it's kind of like putting a doctor in charge of the defense department. why would he be qualified to be head of the defense department, why is an attorney general qualified to be ahead of hhs united say that because alex azar has done a great job in his role with operation warp speed. coming from a pharmaceutical background he has been able to prioritize and doing immediate analysis in his own mind of that of which had to be done in order to execute the plan as opposed to choose between his advisors who knew more than he and trying to decide which to trust more, it's much better to have the native mileage as opposed to having an prioritize the appointed general with the combat experience in the leader they came to the united states government with healthcare experience. >> bill cassidy whenever we discussed the healthcare ecosystem i learne
is healthcare policy and healthcare policy are the people that are doing it and xavier has been nominated to run hhs, are you on board with that, do you have concerns? >> i don't really know him that well but i'm not sure he has a healthcare background it's kind of like putting a doctor in charge of the defense department. why would he be qualified to be head of the defense department, why is an attorney general qualified to be ahead of hhs united say that because alex azar has done a...
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this woman has the resident of the united states, if during your healthcare days, her healthcare plan we're going to take into account someone's spirit and love of wife to give obama said essentially will get the point here where, 100 years old, there will still be better off taking a pain pill. a citizen of the united states asking the president are you going to not kill my mother? i can understand fidel castro being asked that question or kim il-sung or kim jong il were some of the other dictators i can't believe that these kind of questions being asked of the president of the united states, because it is not his decision who lives and dies in this country. but he wants it to be. and he wants it to be the prerogative of his party to determine who gets born and who does not and who has end-of-life problems that are dealt with and not. this is hideous. this is not about health care is about control about remaking the country, the economy -- proof of my point hear that the joblessness is on purpose, if your number one signature issue is healthcare, and his is, and if, which is to that
this woman has the resident of the united states, if during your healthcare days, her healthcare plan we're going to take into account someone's spirit and love of wife to give obama said essentially will get the point here where, 100 years old, there will still be better off taking a pain pill. a citizen of the united states asking the president are you going to not kill my mother? i can understand fidel castro being asked that question or kim il-sung or kim jong il were some of the other...
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because healthcare matters. the premium increases are going to occur in cap november it's attributable to the damage done by the republican party in the affordable care act. folks will wonder why the premiums are going up and republicans have been in control of congress for a year and a half. not only were they on successful in repealing the affordable care act but they did some damage. it is well acknowledged by folks that not having cost-sharing subsidies as about 20 or 25% of the premiums. not having a reinsurance program is another 20 or 25%. getting rid of the individual mandate is very costly. hold onto your hats, thanks a republican majority in this president healthcare costs will go through the roof. he gives us an opportunity specially to win back the house, i know there are some republicans that are willing to work with democrats to the good of their constituents. >> just to play off of this little bit, we will see those increases hit properly in a month or two, right before the selection. i think the
because healthcare matters. the premium increases are going to occur in cap november it's attributable to the damage done by the republican party in the affordable care act. folks will wonder why the premiums are going up and republicans have been in control of congress for a year and a half. not only were they on successful in repealing the affordable care act but they did some damage. it is well acknowledged by folks that not having cost-sharing subsidies as about 20 or 25% of the premiums....
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let me give you a different donation, but affordable healthcare healthcare means to people. when i was the administrator at cms, one of the things i tried to do every day, because your phone rings off the hook, from senators trying to of these ceos, everybody wants to tell you their point of view, but i decided to wake up every day, and just isn't very simple, read emails from medicare, medicaid, and is a series, and we would begin a day, and it is a sort of calming device, because it grounds you in the true north, and, a lot of letters, and president obama got a lot of letters, people whose lives were saved, and so forth, but, one thing i think, that it would remind us all that, is one letter i would receive from mom, who described, very excitedly, the day that she came home from work early to greet her daughter, when she came home from middle school. and, the reason she did that, is because, she wanted to break the following news to her daughter. after five years, she said to her daughter, i have decided you can join the gymnastics squad. so, her daughter said, mom, i have
let me give you a different donation, but affordable healthcare healthcare means to people. when i was the administrator at cms, one of the things i tried to do every day, because your phone rings off the hook, from senators trying to of these ceos, everybody wants to tell you their point of view, but i decided to wake up every day, and just isn't very simple, read emails from medicare, medicaid, and is a series, and we would begin a day, and it is a sort of calming device, because it grounds...
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i say may healthcare freedom ring. [applause] [music] >> you can be told to runor you can choose to run . both get you moving. yet one just goes through the motions. the other has purpose, meaning, freedom. what about your health care? are you being told, going through the motion? or are you choosing something better? liberty help share has a purpose. it unites people to share in the burden of healthcare. a true community that cares for you in your time of need. free from interference and restraint, it gives you back the power of freedom. it's time to exercise your purpose. time to exercise your meaning. it's time to exercise your freedom. liberty healthshare. >> the washington times is alive and well. conservative views will never be drawn back and if they are heard. >> like me you arrived in washington at the beginning of the most moment's decade of the century. together we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. and oh yes, we won the cold war. >> everything we do starts with an idea, to create movements, change in p
i say may healthcare freedom ring. [applause] [music] >> you can be told to runor you can choose to run . both get you moving. yet one just goes through the motions. the other has purpose, meaning, freedom. what about your health care? are you being told, going through the motion? or are you choosing something better? liberty help share has a purpose. it unites people to share in the burden of healthcare. a true community that cares for you in your time of need. free from interference and...
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they address the actual issues in our healthcare system. i've mentioned they are nonideological and exactly the kind of legislation we can work on together. if our intent is to make things better, this is something we can come together on, all three of these proposals. they address the actual issues that we have and should be an immediate thing that we can do together. the republican approachepublica decimating medicaid to give a tax break to the wealthy doesn't solve any of the problems republicans claim to be so worried about the effect high premiums, peer counties, high deductibles..o in fact, most reports make them worse. the cbo said that under each a version of the republican plan premiums would go up on many americans and deductibles would go up and there would be even more bare counties in today. tens of millions would lose insurance. repealing the healthcare lot without any replacement is even worse. it would cause our healthcare system to implode, creating chaos. millions more would lose their homes and for millions more than that
they address the actual issues in our healthcare system. i've mentioned they are nonideological and exactly the kind of legislation we can work on together. if our intent is to make things better, this is something we can come together on, all three of these proposals. they address the actual issues that we have and should be an immediate thing that we can do together. the republican approachepublica decimating medicaid to give a tax break to the wealthy doesn't solve any of the problems...
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the healthcare industry. what you think about the company and what you think about that assertion? b those three countries companies, brookshire hathaway, amazon, j.p. morgan, three iconic leaders, at any one time any of them say something people instead of listen. i think mr. buffett has probably been the most outspoken in terms of his particular frustration with the healthcare system. i think everyone has heard the phrase a hungry tapeworm and he has talked about 80% of gdp on its way to to 20%. and by the way, just about everything that mr. buffett has said, we absolutely agree with. with probably one exception. that the healthcare industry can and must be transformed from within itself. i think it's going to be very, very difficult for someone that isn't in healthcare to do everything, some of what i talked about earlier today. and, in part is breaking down silos. i mention healthcare is just, it's too silo and as a result it's too fragmented. and that's why if you're accessing the healthcare system, you
the healthcare industry. what you think about the company and what you think about that assertion? b those three countries companies, brookshire hathaway, amazon, j.p. morgan, three iconic leaders, at any one time any of them say something people instead of listen. i think mr. buffett has probably been the most outspoken in terms of his particular frustration with the healthcare system. i think everyone has heard the phrase a hungry tapeworm and he has talked about 80% of gdp on its way to to...
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healthcare is still, healthcare is a service business. it's like the hotel business in that regard you. at least the hospital sector it's a service business that involves people. the kind of thing you're describing if it were applied to health. would involve things that would allow the technology to replace people. i think that beyond that, there are many aspects about technology more broadly that i think has substantially impacted the cost of healthcare. i guess it falls into category if you think it's bad now, you should see what it would look like if it had not happened. let me give you my best example. it's one we hav happen to know t because the people involved in the development of minimally invasive surgery include the researchers at cedars-sinai. i'd like you to stop and think for a minute what the total cost of healthcare in america would be if when you needed your gallbladder out, you came to the hospital and spent seven to ten days after having your chest open or your abdomen, excuse me, i'm not getting evidence, i'm not a phys
healthcare is still, healthcare is a service business. it's like the hotel business in that regard you. at least the hospital sector it's a service business that involves people. the kind of thing you're describing if it were applied to health. would involve things that would allow the technology to replace people. i think that beyond that, there are many aspects about technology more broadly that i think has substantially impacted the cost of healthcare. i guess it falls into category if you...
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affordable healthcare demands thinking about every element of healthcare, not just health insurance but health insurance -- healthcare services, our health workforce and particular elements of care like prescription drugs. the release of yesterday's choice and competition report reflects the broad scope of reform that may be necessary. but looking across the healthcare system, we can deliver reform that actually works not trying to make insurance more affordable while neglecting the cost of the underlying care, we are trying to bring down the cost of care without providing the right financial incentives to accomplish that. healthcare reform should rely to the extent possible on competition within the private sector. as brian mentioned this morning, the private sector is the source of the innovation that is the only way in any part of our economy to drive costs down while improving quality. patient should be at the center, freedom and choices that work for them, where possible we should defer to states to innovate rather than assuming the federal government knows best. finally we need to
affordable healthcare demands thinking about every element of healthcare, not just health insurance but health insurance -- healthcare services, our health workforce and particular elements of care like prescription drugs. the release of yesterday's choice and competition report reflects the broad scope of reform that may be necessary. but looking across the healthcare system, we can deliver reform that actually works not trying to make insurance more affordable while neglecting the cost of the...
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let's begin with the evolving role of their healthcare strategy, is it a means to manage their healthcare costs or part of a broader organizational strategy. more companies view their investments in health and well-being as part of their overall workforce strategy. 27% of companies say their healthcare strategy is an essential role in their ability to play the most productive, engaged workforce possible and boost business performance. 19% of employers state the primary goal of healthcare strategies to manage healthcare costs. and health and well-being, employers play increasingly activist role in changing healthcare in the delivery system and this is a higher number than we thought it would be, half of employers agreed to actively pursue alternative payment delivery models, bringing greater access to convenience to the solutions. and high-performance by directly providing to healthcare providers or for their health and providers at local markets whether they are tripled from 3% in 2018, 11% in 2019. employers, seeing growth across all procedure base, and cardiovascular, fertility, orthope
let's begin with the evolving role of their healthcare strategy, is it a means to manage their healthcare costs or part of a broader organizational strategy. more companies view their investments in health and well-being as part of their overall workforce strategy. 27% of companies say their healthcare strategy is an essential role in their ability to play the most productive, engaged workforce possible and boost business performance. 19% of employers state the primary goal of healthcare...
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healthcare program. it would create a completely different set of incentives. and if we did that i will talk about example of where that is happening in our country today. to work together instead of in conflict as mortal enemies. we will talk a little bit about that as well. they're already happening in the country where we are pain for better outcomes. in the second section i look at specifically how healthcare industry would act very different in this model. it was motivated like almost any other industry in this country to actually compete with better health. in delivering value to its customers. instead of just doing procedures as we head in our current system. i start with safety and talk a little bit about how hospitals can learn from other industries to the aviation industry. to make healthcare safer. i talk about the critical role that doctors play and how our healthcare system works. it was a motivated personality can in even reduce the cost of care. patients might actually move into the center
healthcare program. it would create a completely different set of incentives. and if we did that i will talk about example of where that is happening in our country today. to work together instead of in conflict as mortal enemies. we will talk a little bit about that as well. they're already happening in the country where we are pain for better outcomes. in the second section i look at specifically how healthcare industry would act very different in this model. it was motivated like almost any...
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healthcare hopefully. i focus on the quality of the healthcare that is provided. and i focus a lot on prevention. not just symptoms or problems but working on prevention. i asked about a right to privacy in empowering people to do things to help keep things healthy. when it comes to cybersecurity the same issues apply which leads me too two questions. i want to ask each of you to ask each of you to respond too. the first of those questions is how can the federals government improve access to information on cyber best practices for the healthcare industry? that will be the first question. in the second is how can the healthcare systems are doingta their part to take preventative measures to protect networks. mr. martin would you lead us off please? >> thank you for your question. in terms of providing access to best practices there is no shortage of recommendations and guidance on things organizations could be or should bee doing. i look across a broader industry the challenge we see is taking stock of all
healthcare hopefully. i focus on the quality of the healthcare that is provided. and i focus a lot on prevention. not just symptoms or problems but working on prevention. i asked about a right to privacy in empowering people to do things to help keep things healthy. when it comes to cybersecurity the same issues apply which leads me too two questions. i want to ask each of you to ask each of you to respond too. the first of those questions is how can the federals government improve access to...
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to healthcare. the report discusses barriers to consumer choice and healthcare competition and recommends how congress, the administration and states can come to the aid of the american consumer and patient. now, i'm going to boil down a 50,000 word report to a little more than 1000 words. on healthcare provider markets, the report highlights many harmful barriers to competition, including rules to keep healthcare providers from practice into the lowest extent of their abilities, given their education, training, skills and experience. while government imposes enter barriers and restrictions on scope of practice for particular types of providers, they often are not responding to legitimate consumer protection concerns. however, there is a risk that healthcare professions facing competition from those with overlapping skill sets will affirmatively seek these restrictions aren't overly broad restrictions can get these professionals a state sanctioned protection from competition, even when they are not
to healthcare. the report discusses barriers to consumer choice and healthcare competition and recommends how congress, the administration and states can come to the aid of the american consumer and patient. now, i'm going to boil down a 50,000 word report to a little more than 1000 words. on healthcare provider markets, the report highlights many harmful barriers to competition, including rules to keep healthcare providers from practice into the lowest extent of their abilities, given their...
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vast, vast majorities of americans want better healthcare. and healthcare reform. the question of what constitutes healthcare reform is really in the eye of the beholder. a majority think it means lowering their cost of healthcare. a substantial number of people but a minority think that healthcare reform means covering the 45 million americans who don't currently have coverage. so, that it means different things to different policeman. that is one reason the results when you ask various questions may seem a dichotomy. host: peter brown will be at an event releasing the poll which we will have live on c-span 2, 10:00 eastern. president obama is having a town hall on healthcare live on c-span at 1:15 p.m. eastern time. shelby township, michigan. len on the republican line. caller: my question to the guest is that in your polling did you ask the question that is if there is the illegal alien situation in this country, are they under this healthcare plan that obama is trying to roll out? guest: we did not ask how americans felt about the inclusion of undocumented alie
vast, vast majorities of americans want better healthcare. and healthcare reform. the question of what constitutes healthcare reform is really in the eye of the beholder. a majority think it means lowering their cost of healthcare. a substantial number of people but a minority think that healthcare reform means covering the 45 million americans who don't currently have coverage. so, that it means different things to different policeman. that is one reason the results when you ask various...
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my professional and and vocational background is healthcareou and then coming from detailed healthcare backgrounds but most don't have that experience. that is why it is important to work inside congress but also the outside stakeholders and groups to put forth those ideas and clearly articulate to the public what our goal is if we just think of the value statement the goal really is as the value if someone gets sick they should go see the doctor. they are really sick they shouldn't have to go bankrupt to get necessary care so if we start with that is a value golden how do we get there? there has been some very creative ideasme put forth by the new coalition and i will talk about one of them. certainly congressman schrader has led him to stabilize the marketplace and i have introduced legislation if we think everybody ought to be in the healthcare system then how do you get people enrolled in the healthcare system? third, how are they in bold with a product that they can actually afford with the services that they need? so i will talk about the second piece with universal coverage. d s
my professional and and vocational background is healthcareou and then coming from detailed healthcare backgrounds but most don't have that experience. that is why it is important to work inside congress but also the outside stakeholders and groups to put forth those ideas and clearly articulate to the public what our goal is if we just think of the value statement the goal really is as the value if someone gets sick they should go see the doctor. they are really sick they shouldn't have to go...
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. >> and it is an ordinance, revising the healthcare security ordinance to require all healthcare expenditures to be made to establish a city, public benefit program known as the healthcare, access assistance program.ordinance revising the health care security ordinance to require all health care expenditures to be made irrevocably; to establish a city public benefit program known as the health care access assistance program (hcaap); to describe the public benefits available under each of hcaap's three component programs, healthy san francisco, covered san francisco, and health care access accounts; to set certain eligibility requirements for program participants; and to set an operative date of october 1, 2014. >> >> thank you, very much. and this is an item that i have included in the agenda, and i want to thank my co-sponsors supervisors avalos, kim and mar and this is a long time come and before i go into the key points that i would like to make, i once again want to thank, the office, and particularly sherry, for the amazing work, that she has done. and tapping into the very complicated i
. >> and it is an ordinance, revising the healthcare security ordinance to require all healthcare expenditures to be made to establish a city, public benefit program known as the healthcare, access assistance program.ordinance revising the health care security ordinance to require all health care expenditures to be made irrevocably; to establish a city public benefit program known as the health care access assistance program (hcaap); to describe the public benefits available under each of...
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overall healthcare inflation or topline healthcare inflation is projected to be 6.6% next year. it's creeping up. that is before companies implement plan design changes or other initiatives to try to manage. this is a challenge because healthcare trend continues to increase at twice the rate of wage increases. it's unsustainable in the long term. from an employee perspective they can expect a typical annual enrollment this year. contributions will increase about 5%, consistent with the last several years. about 25% of companies are moving to wage base contributions. that's an increase over this year. 37% of employers will have wage base contributions of those that make more will pay more for healthcare. employees should expect minimal changes to deductibles and co-pays. although some will look at consumer directed health plans. in 2018, 90% of large employers will be offering consumer directed health plans to their employees. of from 84% this year. just about 40% of large employers will offer high deductible plans is the only option. that's up from 35% in 2017. the consumer dire
overall healthcare inflation or topline healthcare inflation is projected to be 6.6% next year. it's creeping up. that is before companies implement plan design changes or other initiatives to try to manage. this is a challenge because healthcare trend continues to increase at twice the rate of wage increases. it's unsustainable in the long term. from an employee perspective they can expect a typical annual enrollment this year. contributions will increase about 5%, consistent with the last...
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instead of giving healthcare providers certainty, working to stabilize the healthcare marketplace, the trump administration is laying the groundwork for higher premiums. in addition, just last week, the administration slashed funding to states for their outreach and education efforts to help more people sign up for healthcare. wisconsin's trusted navigator program had their funding cut with explanation by almost 50% despite a long record of actually exceeding their enrollment goals. this would mean fewer people in rural wisconsin receiving support and assistance they need to afford healthcare coverage. instead of making things worse we should be making things better. by getting done on bipartisan solutions to lower costs, expand coverage and make it more affordable. the senate committee on health, education, labor, trying to do just that. chairman alexander and ranking member murray have shown leadership bringing us together to work across party lines, solutions that work for the american people, our committee has heard from leaders from across the country play different roles in the h
instead of giving healthcare providers certainty, working to stabilize the healthcare marketplace, the trump administration is laying the groundwork for higher premiums. in addition, just last week, the administration slashed funding to states for their outreach and education efforts to help more people sign up for healthcare. wisconsin's trusted navigator program had their funding cut with explanation by almost 50% despite a long record of actually exceeding their enrollment goals. this would...
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who voted against healthcare reform. a effort to heave them out of office. fox on top of reports the white house and unions are teaming up to target democrats who shifted their healthcare votes from yes to no. my next guest is one of them. massachusetts congressman steven lynch. good to have you. >> good to be with you. >> what do you know first off, sir, that you are or might be a target or that because you switched your vote for different reasons, we're going to get into that, they want you out? >> well, look, we've received our office and myself personally, because i answer the phone on some calls, you know, the calls have been hostile and i think it's fair to say abusive but i don't feel threatened to the degree mr. stupak or mr. cantor might feel right now. i don't feel threatened. i've been threatened on other bells but not that -- bills but not that one. the language and hostility comes through loud and clear. >> besides the ones that might be physical threats on you, which i hope there aren't many of those. what
who voted against healthcare reform. a effort to heave them out of office. fox on top of reports the white house and unions are teaming up to target democrats who shifted their healthcare votes from yes to no. my next guest is one of them. massachusetts congressman steven lynch. good to have you. >> good to be with you. >> what do you know first off, sir, that you are or might be a target or that because you switched your vote for different reasons, we're going to get into that,...
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affordable healthcare denotes free healthcare. nobody should have to pay for healthcare in the united states, just like in all the other five industrialized countries of the planet. they have free healthcare. there's no justification for the united states of america, the richest planet, most powerful planet on the earth, not to have free healthcare. host: mark, you live in virginia. they have not expanded medicaid. caller: nope. host: have you been following the arguments in richmond? caller: not closely, because those people who -- i use the phrase "on that side of the table," they're not reasonable to talk to. affordable healthcare means free healthcare. host: all right. caller: there's no reason -- host: this is going to be stephanie in north carolina. an affordable care act enrollee. hi, stephanie. caller: hi. i am just so thrilled to have health insurance for the first time i guess in almost 15 years. i lost my job in the airline industry after 9/11, and it was never able to find another job hat provided healthcare. so mine i
affordable healthcare denotes free healthcare. nobody should have to pay for healthcare in the united states, just like in all the other five industrialized countries of the planet. they have free healthcare. there's no justification for the united states of america, the richest planet, most powerful planet on the earth, not to have free healthcare. host: mark, you live in virginia. they have not expanded medicaid. caller: nope. host: have you been following the arguments in richmond? caller:...
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healthcare problems. and the problems that the panel spoke about with those uneven access, despite our brilliant healthcare providers including my daughter who is in endocrinology. the quality of the u.s. healthcare system, just rapidly going through some of the problems, healthcare costs are exceeding not only inflation but workers earning and of course the excess is taking more and more of a bite out of low and middle income people. it is tremendously worrisome. and the quality, despite the brilliance, especially of our providers and the extraordinary medical technology events that are happening. for example there is a company out of philadelphia that has a drug that eliminates blindness in children with congenital blindness and there are many more extraordinary technology, innovations on the horizon, nevertheless we leg other developed countries and things that could be treated despite our costs. innovation is possible in other sectors of the economy. for example, the food industry, if you look at the
healthcare problems. and the problems that the panel spoke about with those uneven access, despite our brilliant healthcare providers including my daughter who is in endocrinology. the quality of the u.s. healthcare system, just rapidly going through some of the problems, healthcare costs are exceeding not only inflation but workers earning and of course the excess is taking more and more of a bite out of low and middle income people. it is tremendously worrisome. and the quality, despite the...
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ible for states, for better or worse, is responsible for the healthcare of the country, for the a healthcare of americans who voted for him and for americans who voted against him. he took an oath to faithfully execute the laws of this country, not just the ones he likes. there is no docking responsibility as president. the buck stops with you, president trump. if the procedural votes feel next week, i sincerely hope that my republican friends here in congress reject the premise of the president to let our healthcare system collapsed and hurt millions. instead, i hope they work with us in the areas i mentionedfi among many others do what is right for the american people. >> the most important three words are the first three, we the people.ti the mission statement for our nation laid out in a supersized font so that no one could forget what this document, our constitution, is all about. our founders didn't start out by saying we the privileged. they didn't call for a document form of government for we the powerful. indeed, they wanted to make clear that the structure of the government that th
ible for states, for better or worse, is responsible for the healthcare of the country, for the a healthcare of americans who voted for him and for americans who voted against him. he took an oath to faithfully execute the laws of this country, not just the ones he likes. there is no docking responsibility as president. the buck stops with you, president trump. if the procedural votes feel next week, i sincerely hope that my republican friends here in congress reject the premise of the...
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healthcare system. it's unanimous -- so ordered. >> as i sit here and listen to all of this, i ask myself, mr. a saucy, first of all, healthcare costs are going to go up no matter what. am i right? >> absolutely. and, i have for at least seven years, been fighting with many of my colleagues to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. how much does that play in the cost of healthcare going up? the cost that we see in premium increases are mostly because of the prices being paid for the services that people get. so, if prescription drugs go up in price, premiums got. hospital prices go up, premiums go up. that is what drives the vast majority price increases in health insurance. >> no doubt about it. >> no doubt about it whatsoever. >> wow. so, it is very difficult, as you probably know, to get the congress to move in a direction of reducing the cost of drugs. prescription drugs. as a matter of fact, my first and only meeting with the president was just about that subject. that was two years ago. and, t
healthcare system. it's unanimous -- so ordered. >> as i sit here and listen to all of this, i ask myself, mr. a saucy, first of all, healthcare costs are going to go up no matter what. am i right? >> absolutely. and, i have for at least seven years, been fighting with many of my colleagues to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. how much does that play in the cost of healthcare going up? the cost that we see in premium increases are mostly because of the prices being paid for...
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it really gave momentum to the urgent need for healthcare transformation, real gaps in our healthcare system but it's also fresh thinking how we interact with patients and urgency around innovation and what happened with the vaccine and advances made in vaccine development platforms. we have experienced globally the challenges around access so we have a strong focus driven by the pandemic expanding access. that is critical to marginalize the healthcare system because every single person, regardless of their status should be short of optimal quality affordable care under their needs and deeply committed to advancing this not just u.s. but across the world. an example, expanding access to care, but is critical. it's about connecting people to primary care and specialty care arising from fact. an example, we believe if you are able to flip people to appropriate care one example is we've seen to helping critical and we see challenges with that emerging postcard so with our platform, we are able to connect members for care providers and showing good outcomes, the program fees increased and
it really gave momentum to the urgent need for healthcare transformation, real gaps in our healthcare system but it's also fresh thinking how we interact with patients and urgency around innovation and what happened with the vaccine and advances made in vaccine development platforms. we have experienced globally the challenges around access so we have a strong focus driven by the pandemic expanding access. that is critical to marginalize the healthcare system because every single person,...
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how much so in healthcare? we have a lot of problems in front of you and just stand back sounds like that's not exactly the solution either. >> tom, i often for one of the important life lessons or ideological lessons i pick up audit of all places at yale law school. i had a property professors were not so much i actually signed and took land use controls. i mean, i never went to law school think it learned about zoning. but the professor used to always say as you're taking metro-north down to manhattan from new haven and juicy sections of manhattan that just have outbuildings sitting there and land that is not being put to its highest and best use even as a parking lot, ask yourself the question. how is the government involved? it's a really useful framework. when you see things that are not operating the way that there's a classical economist you might think they should work more efficient markets are competition, ask yourself does the government have its hand here? health care, as you make income it is medic
how much so in healthcare? we have a lot of problems in front of you and just stand back sounds like that's not exactly the solution either. >> tom, i often for one of the important life lessons or ideological lessons i pick up audit of all places at yale law school. i had a property professors were not so much i actually signed and took land use controls. i mean, i never went to law school think it learned about zoning. but the professor used to always say as you're taking metro-north...
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security requires to be spent on healthcare for original employees. and separately, the healthcare security ordinances created the healthy san francisco program and this is a health access program for uninsured san francisco and i will talk about that more in a minute. >> so, this is a chart that shows the common ways that employers complied with the healthcare security ordinance before the aca. and so if you look at the top box, the employer's spending requirement, and the employer spending requirement applies to entities, or non-profit for 50 or more employees and they make the expenditures on behave of the employees working 8 hours or more per week. and there are many ways that business cans comply but there are three primary ways that they tend to comply and the first one in the middle is through health insurance and most businesses purchase, health insurance on behalf of their employees to comply with the healthcare security ordinance. another way is the hra. hra stands for the health reimbursement account. and that is a stand alone account from
security requires to be spent on healthcare for original employees. and separately, the healthcare security ordinances created the healthy san francisco program and this is a health access program for uninsured san francisco and i will talk about that more in a minute. >> so, this is a chart that shows the common ways that employers complied with the healthcare security ordinance before the aca. and so if you look at the top box, the employer's spending requirement, and the employer...
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where what is best about america's healthcare system has become the hallmark of america's healthcare system. that is the healthcare system we can build. that is the future i'm convinced it within our reach. if we are willing to come together and bring about that future, then we will not only make americans healthier, we will not only unleash america a's economic potential but reaffirm the ideals that led you into this noble profession and we will build a health care system that lets all americans benefit. thanks very much, a.m.a. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ >> wednesday house republicans outlined their healthcare plan calling for universal access to insurance while rejecting a government run option. healthcare legislation is being debated in both the house and senate level. this is a half hour. >> good morning, everyone. republicans want to work with president obama and their democratic cheeks to make sure all americans have access to high quality affordable health insurance. i want to
where what is best about america's healthcare system has become the hallmark of america's healthcare system. that is the healthcare system we can build. that is the future i'm convinced it within our reach. if we are willing to come together and bring about that future, then we will not only make americans healthier, we will not only unleash america a's economic potential but reaffirm the ideals that led you into this noble profession and we will build a health care system that lets all...
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i'm the editor at large for healthcare politico. thank you for joining the discussion on closing the gap, latinos, healthcare and covid-19. the pandemic has shined a shocking glaring spotlight on health inequities of the united states. latinos, african-americans, native americans have been disproportionately second, hospitalized and killed by the coronavirus. and even before the pandemic, latinos faced huge obstacles getting healthcare. the highest uninsured rate of any racial or ethnic group in the united states. there's still a big gap. this morning i'm grateful to have with us this morning to talk about these things the california attorney general, nominee for secretary of health and human services. he served on the ways and means committee so he actually knows a lot of healthcare items. i use to run down the hallway shouting questions at him. he has done a lot of work on healthcare antitrust and other issues. we don't have a lot of time so we are going to just jump in. we all knew there were health disparities. you are married t
i'm the editor at large for healthcare politico. thank you for joining the discussion on closing the gap, latinos, healthcare and covid-19. the pandemic has shined a shocking glaring spotlight on health inequities of the united states. latinos, african-americans, native americans have been disproportionately second, hospitalized and killed by the coronavirus. and even before the pandemic, latinos faced huge obstacles getting healthcare. the highest uninsured rate of any racial or ethnic group...
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>> welcome to the virtual healthcare 20:21 a.m. sam baker the editor hear from axios think of making this possible and welcome to our audience on you to twitter and axios.com. also follow along on twitter during the next 30 minutes will impact the best ways to expand health insurance access and coverage and exactly what that path looks like following a presidential election and in the midst of a pandemic getting worse every day. the first guest today is senator smith from minnesota thank you for joining us. >> thank you i enjoy being here today. >> i went to frame this conversation. obviously health insurance coverage has been a hot topic for a long time. and with that gap in the system with millions of people lose their health insurance and the economic downturn the flex not just those people that family members and their health insurance. so i am just curious how has a shape to change the way specifically of healthcare coverage? to see that differently now? >> you raise the right point here we are in the midst of a global pandemi
>> welcome to the virtual healthcare 20:21 a.m. sam baker the editor hear from axios think of making this possible and welcome to our audience on you to twitter and axios.com. also follow along on twitter during the next 30 minutes will impact the best ways to expand health insurance access and coverage and exactly what that path looks like following a presidential election and in the midst of a pandemic getting worse every day. the first guest today is senator smith from minnesota thank...
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guidance also for those who are in the realm of healthcare policy, for those who your healthcare policy practitioners as well as the doctors themselves? first, do no harm. but those powerful first words of the hippocratic oath very relative to this discussion are being ignored by my colleagues across the aisle, by the come republicans who have come to power and said we are going tols dismantle healthcare across this nation from millions of americans, and we don't know what w we're going to do next. we're going to repeal this plan and we're going to run away, and in a few years with my figure out how to replace these healthcare provisions. this is an irresponsible perspective. we hold in our hands the healthcare challenges of america, and to repeal and run will do a tremendous amount of harm. and the irresponsibility of it is terrifying families across america. they are scared of what the future holds, of the uncertainty that awaits them under this strategy of making america sicka again.f folks are afraid that if they have ever been sick or injurede they will soon be denied coverage beca
guidance also for those who are in the realm of healthcare policy, for those who your healthcare policy practitioners as well as the doctors themselves? first, do no harm. but those powerful first words of the hippocratic oath very relative to this discussion are being ignored by my colleagues across the aisle, by the come republicans who have come to power and said we are going tols dismantle healthcare across this nation from millions of americans, and we don't know what w we're going to do...
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c just want competent healthcare. it's important to appreciate when you include everyone into a healthcare system, may take away money but it reimburses everybody's body the same way. to put into perspective that decided what the sentence for murder was depending on the person who was murdered how much they made you might get a couple days in jail versus a billionaire. in some respect the healthcare system does do that. where the reimbursement is high. with that equitable reimbursement the amount of flow into the hospitals would balance out in profound ways and those that do care for everybody. so the conversation for the healthcare. what we are looking for and the value to provide care for everyone not just those who can pay a large amount in cash to the hospital. >> and to wrap up, we have a couple of questions that we are all wondering. where to be go from here? update us on the two bills in the house and the senate. is there a possibility? how much of a possibility we can move forward with medicare for all with th
c just want competent healthcare. it's important to appreciate when you include everyone into a healthcare system, may take away money but it reimburses everybody's body the same way. to put into perspective that decided what the sentence for murder was depending on the person who was murdered how much they made you might get a couple days in jail versus a billionaire. in some respect the healthcare system does do that. where the reimbursement is high. with that equitable reimbursement the...
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i went back on the treatment through the healthcare company, private healthcare. not only did they pay for the treatment on a preexisting condition, when the same thing happened and i needed a second drug, which is expensive, no problem. no questions asked. supplied the drug to me where the state of new jersey didn't. host: thank you for that personal story. those of you who have followed this healthcare debate over the past year, you can find everything c-span has covered on our website at c-span.org. we have a place called our healthcare hub. you can find all the hearings and all the senator speaking. all the different interest groups spoken out about healthcare. you can find it all on our healthcare hub. vice president biden is leaving the senate. you can see his motorcade leaving. we'll take this west call from michigan in support of the bill. go ahead. you with us? i think we lost that call. we'll move on to kathy from mississippi. go ahead with your comments. caller: i'm sorry. this is richard from new orleans. host: i'm sorry. go ahead, richard. caller: i'm
i went back on the treatment through the healthcare company, private healthcare. not only did they pay for the treatment on a preexisting condition, when the same thing happened and i needed a second drug, which is expensive, no problem. no questions asked. supplied the drug to me where the state of new jersey didn't. host: thank you for that personal story. those of you who have followed this healthcare debate over the past year, you can find everything c-span has covered on our website at...